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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Porée v. Cannon 14 La. Ann. 501 1859 0 Property, Damages, Murder of enslaved person Louisiana
Gaiennie v. Freret 14 La. Ann. 488 1859 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Pendarvis v. Wall 14 La. Ann. 449 1859 0 Property, judgment Louisiana
Matta v. Henderson 14 La. Ann. 473 1859 0 Sales, property Louisiana
Bowers v. Hale 14 La. Ann. 419 1859 0 Property (separation of), mortgages, debts Louisiana
Broome v. Alston 8 Fla. 307 1859 0 Use of Slaves to Secure a Mortgage Supreme Court of FL
Gardiner v. Thibodeau 14 La. Ann. 732 1859 0 Recovery of murder of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Adams 14 La. Ann. 620 1859 0 Criminal law, felony Louisiana
State v. Jack 14 La. Ann. 385 1859 0 Criminal law, murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Parnell v. Petrovic 14 La. Ann. 601 1859 0 Divorce, dissolution of community and separate property Louisiana
State ex rel. Hickman v. Judge of the Third District Court of New Orleans 14 La. Ann. 504 1859 0 Freedom suit, sequestration Louisiana
Vienne v. Harris 14 La. Ann. 382 1859 0 Sales, property, Louisiana
Dohan v. Wilson 14 La. Ann. 353 1859 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Landrum v. Russell 29 Ga. 405 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Supreme Court of Georgia
Edwards v. Ballard 14 La. Ann. 362 1859 0 Property, Wills Louisiana
Mulligan v. Bailey 28 Ga. 507 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexandrie v. Saloy 14 La. Ann. 327 1859 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, debts Louisiana
Boon v. Boon 29 Ga. 134 1859 0 promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia